UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Thursday, August 13, 2026 from 9:30am to 12:00pm. The field day will begin along Bee Biology Road on the UC Davis campus where attendees will have the opportunity to view research plots. UCCE sandwich board signs will be set up to direct attendees to the field location. The program will relocate to the Agronomy Field Headquarters about half way through the program, where there will be additional presentations. Please see the agenda below. We have submitted applications for DPR (1.0 of Other) and CCA (0.75 of Crop Management, 1.0 of Pest Management) continuing education credits. Light refreshments and lunchtime burritos will be provided, and we thank the CA Crop Improvement Association for financially supporting this meeting. Thanks for your interest, and we hope to see you at the field day!
Agenda:
9:30am Arrival and sign-in
9:45am Welcome and introductions: Christine Diepenbrock, Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE
9:50am Breeding garbanzo beans for yield, seed quality, and regional acclimation: Antonia Palkovic, Varma Penmetsa, and Christine Diepenbrock; UC Davis
10:00am Spring planted garbanzo bean variety trial in Colusa County: Sarah Light; UCCE
10:15am Seed production and certification: Larry Frame, CA Crop Improvement Association
10:20am Walk to field plots
10:25am Breeding lima beans for yield, seed quality, consumer preference, and stress resistance: Christine Diepenbrock and Antonia Palkovic; UC Davis
10:40am Walk to field plots
10:45am Evaluation of herbicide treatments for weed control in blackeye bean: Mandeep Singh, UCCE; Rohith Vulchi, Brad Hanson, UC Davis
11:00am Travel to Agronomy Field Headquarters, follow the signs to the field location.
11:15am Cowpea breeding for California – biotic and abiotic stress resistance: Bao-Lam Huynh; UC Riverside
11:30am Choosing blackeye varieties for pest resistance and high yields – regional trial results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles; UCCE
11:45am Viewing of the small-plot research combine harvester: UC Davis field station team
12:00pm Evaluations and burrito lunch at Agronomy Field Headquarters